New pedestrian bridge for Sungai Ara in planning stage

Sim (left) and Chow (centre) crossing the old pedestrian bridge in Sungai Ara, Penang, which will soon be replaced with a new one.

THE construction of an aesthetically designed pedestrian bridge across a stream in Sungai Ara, Penang, will begin after Chinese New Year.

Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Zin said the existing pedestrian access in the neighbourhood – an old, utilitarian bridge – will be demolished to make way for the new one.